Turkmen speaking countries

Turkmen is the official language in Turkmenistan and is spoken in 2 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Turkmen language (native name: Türkmen, Түркмен) has its roots in the Turkic language family.

With a share of around 72%, it is most widespread in Turkmenistan. A total of about 6.0 million people worldwide speak Turkmen as their mother tongue.